Bridge 86 Limited

Analysis

Bridge 86 Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Welling. It was registered in November 1989, 37 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and disability, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 02162224). It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Bridge 86 Limited reported income of £11.1m and spending of £11.1m, spending 100% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £4.1m to £11.1m (+168%), an average of +28% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 58%. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Bridge 86 Limited sits at the 98th percentile: it is larger than about 98% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 99th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Mohn Westlake Foundation (£11.1m), Passage 2000 (£11.1m) and The Dorset and Somerset Air Ambulance Charity (£11.0m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 100%. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £1.2m would cover about 1 months of spending at that rate. It employed 245 people.